u/Bvikki

How do things go when your wife is older (2 years) than you? Specially in AM setup. Do you find her dominator?

Looking for genuine perspective and opinions. Thanks

My CKD Journey (33 M)

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my journey and hear perspectives from others with similar experiences.

Timeline

Aug 2022 (Before infection)

- Routine bloodwork: Creatinine 1.12

Sept 2022

- Prolonged infection lasting 5–6 weeks

- Multiple antibiotics initially didn’t help

- Ultrasound showed increased cortical echogenicity; kidney size essentially normal

- Urine showed infection + 1+ protein

- Creatinine rose to 1.66

After treatment

- Infection resolved

- Creatinine improved to around 1.5

Feb 2023

- Repeat testing showed creatinine still around 1.5

- Repeat ultrasound similar

- 1+ proteinuria persisted

- Referred to nephrologist, which is when I effectively learned I had CKD

Background factor

- Longstanding hypertension since early 20s

- Started BP medications around 2016–17

- Took them fairly consistently until around 2019–20

- After that, medication use became on-and-off, with periods of stopping and restarting

Nephrologists’ perspective

- I’ve seen multiple nephrologists

- Most have not considered the infection itself the main issue

- Their working diagnosis has mainly been hypertensive kidney disease / hypertension-related damage

- Multiple nephrologists felt kidney biopsy was not needed and advised against it

Since diagnosis

- Creatinine has mostly stayed around 1.5–1.6 and been relatively stable

- Some fluctuations happened during illnesses

- Protein leakage increased at times, but currently absent

Current status

- Recent creatinine 1.42–1.49

- eGFR around 62

- Some recent stability / slight improvement

Question

- Given the long-term stability, recent improvement, and nephrologists viewing hypertension as the main cause, how would you view this trajectory?

- Has anyone had a similar stable-for-years CKD experience, especially with presumed hypertensive kidney disease?

Looking for perspective and shared experiences, not medical advice.

My CKD Journey – Looking for Perspective (Not Medical Advice) 33 M

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my journey and hear perspectives from others with similar experiences.

Timeline

Aug 2022 (Before infection)

• Routine bloodwork: Creatinine 1.12

Sept 2022

• Prolonged infection lasting 5–6 weeks
• Multiple antibiotics initially didn’t help
• Ultrasound showed increased cortical echogenicity; kidney size essentially normal
• Urine showed infection + 1+ protein
• Creatinine rose to 1.66

After treatment

• Infection resolved
• Creatinine improved to around 1.5

Feb 2023

• Repeat testing showed creatinine still around 1.5
• Repeat ultrasound similar
• 1+ proteinuria persisted
• Referred to nephrologist, which is when I effectively learned I had CKD

Background factor

• Longstanding hypertension since early 20s
• Started BP medications around 2016–17
• Took them fairly consistently until around 2019–20
• After that, medication use became on-and-off, with periods of stopping and restarting

Nephrologists’ perspective

• I’ve seen multiple nephrologists
• Most have not considered the infection itself the main issue
• Their working diagnosis has mainly been hypertensive kidney disease / hypertension-related damage
• Multiple nephrologists felt kidney biopsy was not needed and advised against it

Since diagnosis

• Creatinine has mostly stayed around 1.5–1.6 and been relatively stable
• Some fluctuations happened during illnesses
• Protein leakage increased at times, but currently absent

Current status

• Recent creatinine 1.42–1.49
• eGFR around 62
• Some recent stability / slight improvement

Question

• Given the long-term stability, recent improvement, and nephrologists viewing hypertension as the main cause, how would you view this trajectory?
• Has anyone had a similar stable-for-years CKD experience, especially with presumed hypertensive kidney disease?

Looking for perspective and shared experiences, not medical advice.